{"value":{"id":1182122,"memberId":4580,"member":null,"memberRole":"Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport ","uin":"HLWS137","dateMade":"2020-03-03T00:00:00","answeringBodyId":27,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Transport","title":"Review of Merchant Shipping Regulations","text":"<p>My Honourable Friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport (Kelly Tolhurst) has made the following Ministerial Statement.</p><p>By way of a Consent Order dated 18 February 2020, the Administrative Court have provided that the Merchant Shipping (Bridge Visibility) (Small Passenger Ships) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/1025) are quashed and are of no effect. Consequently, the Merchant Shipping (Bridge Visibility) (Small Passenger Ships) Regulations 2005 (SI 2005/2286) have been reinstated and will continue to have effect. This Order is the result of a judicial review claim.</p><p>I have, through the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, assessed the safety implications of this decision and believe that there are no regulatory safety concerns arising from this decision.</p><p> </p>","house":"Lords","noticeNumber":0,"hasAttachments":false,"hasLinkedStatements":true,"linkedStatements":[{"linkedStatementId":1182088,"linkType":"JointStatement","linkDate":"2020-03-03T00:00:00"}],"attachments":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Statements/1182122","method":"GET"}]}